[ad_1] The festive season is just around the corner, meaning Royal Mail is preparing for the busiest time of year. An influx of people using the post service in December means you must send your presents by a certain date to ensure they arrive in time for the big day. This year, Royal Mail is…
[ad_1] Some Coatbridge residents have went up to two weeks without receiving any post following a Covid outbreak among Royal Mail staff. More than half of all postal workers in the area have been off through coronavirus at the same time, with other sickness absences also hitting staffing numbers. Royal Mail has had to take…
[ad_1] The Queen has knighted her top royal physician in a personal investiture at Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch conferred the accolade on Professor Sir Huw Thomas, who is Head of the Medical Household and Physician to the Queen, in a private ceremony on Tuesday. Concern for the health of the Queen has been heightened…
[ad_1] Parcel firms have been slammed by customers with Hermes and Yodel performing the worst in a new league table released by Citizens Advice. The table, which compares top parcel firms against criteria such as customer service, problems and accessibility, found that no delivery company received more than three out of five stars overall. It…
[ad_1] 23.11.2021: Extreme Es floating centrepiece, the St. Helena, has today arrived into the UK Dorset port of Poole in preparation for the championships final event of its inaugural season the Jurassic X-Prix – on 18-19 December 2021. Extreme E’s floating centrepiece, the St. Helena, has today arrived into…
[ad_1] A MAN has been fined nearly £2,000 after failing to self-isolate on his return from Romania. Ioan Buta, of Slugworth Lane, Abingdon, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court after he was caught not out of quarnatine in March. Court documents said he continued to leave his house on a daily basis. His actions were contrary to regulations…
[ad_1] Tony Goldwyn remembers the 2001 anthrax scare all too well. While promoting his upcoming National Geographic series The Hot Zone: Anthrax on People (The TV Show!), Goldwyn, 61, recalled the biological attack that followed 9/11. The plot killed five Americans and sickened 17 others. “I remember it vividly,” Goldwyn told correspondent Sandra Vergara. “I…
[ad_1] Commercial letters are taxed when they come into the EU from a non-EU country, including the UK. However, personal letters are exempt from VAT taxation. Correos is a state-owned company, similar to Royal Mail, in Spain which is responsible for delivering parcels and letters. British expats have claimed the company has incorrectly charged them…
[ad_1] Mobile Christmas shopping is now the norm (Image: AdobeStock) This Peak season and Christmas is set to be one dominated by mobile commerce if the figures on app use over the rest of the year is anything to go by. Data from mobile marketing analytics platform Adjust in the US finds that in-app revenue…
[ad_1] There is a fundamental gap between the vast amount of digital data we have access to and the real world in which we use it. While our reality is three-dimensional, the wealth of information we currently have to guide our decisions and actions is stuck on two-dimensional pages and displays. The chasm between the…